ATM Networks combines a complete description of ATM standards with practical solutions for the challenges of ATM network implementation and management. Clear, concise, and fully up to date, it covers every element and variant of current ATM networks, presenting best practices for design, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting. It covers the latest standards, from Loop Emulation Service over AAL-2 and frame-based ATM to ATM over plastic, and offers exceptionally detailed guidance on securing ATM networks.About the Author: OTHMAR KYAS is Product Marketing Section Manager for the Network Systems Test Division of Agilent Technologies. With over eleven years at Agilent (formerly Hewlett-Packard), Kyas has been a leader in developing Agilent's telecommunications products in the ATM, WAN, and LAN marketplaces. He holds an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology, Vienna. GREGAN CRAWFORD is Product Marketing Manager for the Network Systems Test Division of Agilent Technologies. He has been involved with ATM and ATM testing since the mid 1980s. From 1993 to 1999, he was the first chair of the ATM Forum's Test Working Group and a member of the ATM Forum's Technical Committee management team. He is currently Agilent's primary representative for the ATM Forum and has contributed to several books on ATM.